Welcome to World Kid Lit Month on the Global Literature in Libraries blog! This month, we will hear from librarians all over, with a focus on books and authors from Europe this year. This is the ninth annual celebration of World Kit Lit Month, and there are a number of ways to participate in addition … Continue reading Welcome to #WorldKidLit Month 2025 on GLLI!
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#WITMONTH 2025: Tove Jansson & Islands
To close out Women in Translation Month 2025, I'm pleased to share educator Nadine Bailey's review of the work of beloved author and artist Tove Jansson. Currently, all of Jansson's fiction is checked out of my library, which is a normal occurrence. Read on to learn more about her fascinating and timeless work for adults. … Continue reading #WITMONTH 2025: Tove Jansson & Islands
#WITMONTH 2025: International Women of Mystery
Our next post is a conversation between educators about a specialized book club in Portland, Maine, USA. They discuss book club title selection, favorite international mysteries, and the problems with "translation" in a beloved series. Enjoy! - Rebecca Starr My name is Lynn Lawrence-Brown, and I am a Taiwanese-American teacher librarian working at Shrewsbury International … Continue reading #WITMONTH 2025: International Women of Mystery
#WITMONTH 2025: Taiwan Travelogue
Pseudotranslation is not a new literary form (Don Quixote, 1605/15, is a notable example), though the term itself is fairly young. One such current novel that’s popular in my library is translator Jennifer Croft’s 2024 mystery, The Extinction of Irena Rey. I very much hope that its readers will move on to Yáng Shuāng-Zǐ’s equally … Continue reading #WITMONTH 2025: Taiwan Travelogue
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Who Ate the Little Bug?
A playful read-aloud board book for readers age 0-3, Who Ate the Little Bug? is filled with vivid colors and a tactile design of concentric die-cut circles that will entice very young readers into touching and engaging with its text. The concept is simple. Each page introduces an animal that MIGHT have eaten the little … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Who Ate the Little Bug?
#WITMONTH 2025: Speculative Fiction
When I’m asked for books that are great introductions to the genre of speculative fiction, I often turn to Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler or The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. Women have been writing - and continue to write - exceptional speculative fiction. Reading speculative fiction in translation is a fun … Continue reading #WITMONTH 2025: Speculative Fiction
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Biggest Fake in the Universe
Twelve-year-old Movits “Mo” Lind is the antithesis of cool. He plays chess, trains his guinea pig, cooks for his younger sister, and mortifies his popular older sister with his geeky interests. His life changes, though, when he agrees to travel with his best friend, Ruben, from their quiet suburb to downtown Stockholm to see Ruben’s … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Biggest Fake in the Universe
#WITMONTH 2025: Surreal Stories by South Korean Authors
If you’re looking for stories that blend horror, humor, and a dash of magic, you’ll find many appealing works by South Korean authors now in translation. One novel that is representative of this sub-genre is The Disaster Tourist, by Yun Ko-Eun. It was originally published in 2013, while the English translation (by Lizzie Buehler) was … Continue reading #WITMONTH 2025: Surreal Stories by South Korean Authors
#WITMONTH 2025: Latin American Horror
Over the past few years, there have been many hits by Mexican and South American women with English translation, particularly horror stories and surreal tales. One author who appeals to horror and speculative fiction readers with a dark side is Agustina Bazterrica. Agustina Bazterrica’s short novels stay with you long after the last sentence. Her … Continue reading #WITMONTH 2025: Latin American Horror
Welcome to #WITMONTH 2025
Welcome, WITty readers! I am Rebecca, and I am very happy to be joining GLLI as a guest curator this August. A bit about me: I have been a public librarian for 12 years. For the past six years, I have served as the Literature & Language Librarian at Portland Public Library in Portland, Maine, … Continue reading Welcome to #WITMONTH 2025
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